Interior Design Specialist

ايكيا السليمان; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA invites a designer to join our showroom planning team in Dhahran to strengthen the IKEA store as a commercial medium by aligning plans with local market needs and by delivering inspiring, functional room settings.

You will use home furnishing competence, REVIT, and collaboration across teams to create diverse showroom visuals, ensure quality and cost-conscious presentation, and contribute to sales growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or a related field.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply; 2+ years of relevant experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Revit is preferred.
• Strong interest in home furnishing, interior design, retail, and current trends.
• Good sense of aesthetics, functionality, and commercial presentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different teams and functions.
• Good planning, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Use home furnishing competence to create inspiring and functional solutions across room settings, homes, vignettes, and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.
• Gather insights from home visits and customer needs and translate them into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic, and commercial home furnishing solutions.
• Contribute to the creation of the Showroom Matrix, ensuring a variety of styles, living situations, and price levels with strong and distinct visual impressions.
• Ensure high quality, simplicity, efficiency, and cost-consciousness when planning and implementing range presentation solutions using IKEA global tools and best practices.
• Use IKEA Revit software, libraries, and templates to complete commercial planning and compilation packages within agreed timelines.
• Stay updated on home furnishing, retail, and market trends and contribute creative ideas during workshops and planning sessions.
• Contribute to the department action plan with initiatives that support business growth, sales, and long-term profitability.
• Work closely with the Com&In team and other functions to execute agreed plans and identify commercial opportunities.
• Understand the financial impact of actions and ensure resources are used efficiently.
• Maintain a strong customer focus while working on the shop floor, minimizing disruption and ensuring safety and a positive visual impression at all times.

Skills

Interior design

Aesthetics

Collaboration

Planning & organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design

Tools

Revit

Job description

PURPOSE

To inspire and surprise visitors by presenting and communicating the IKEA home furnishing offer through strong visual impressions that exceed customer expectations, strengthen the IKEA Brand, and convert more visitors into customers.

The role is responsible for strengthening the IKEA store as a commercial medium by combining IKEA Commercial Plans with national and local plans to ensure the relevance, attractiveness, and competitiveness of the IKEA Brand in the local market, while maximizing sales and long-term profitability.

Accountabilities

• Use home furnishing competence to create inspiring and functional solutions across room settings, homes, vignettes, and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.
• Gather insights from home visits and customer needs and translate them into locally relevant, functional, aesthetic, and commercial home furnishing solutions.
• Contribute to the creation of the Showroom Matrix, ensuring a variety of styles, living situations, and price levels with strong and distinct visual impressions.
• Ensure high quality, simplicity, efficiency, and cost-consciousness when planning and implementing range presentation solutions using IKEA global tools and best practices.
• Use IKEA Revit software, libraries, and templates to complete commercial planning and compilation packages within agreed timelines.
• Stay updated on home furnishing, retail, and market trends and contribute creative ideas during workshops and planning sessions.
• Contribute to the department action plan with initiatives that support business growth, sales, and long-term profitability.
• Work closely with the Com&In team and other functions to execute agreed plans and identify commercial opportunities.
• Understand the financial impact of actions and ensure resources are used efficiently.
• Maintain a strong customer focus while working on the shop floor, minimizing disruption and ensuring safety and a positive visual impression at all times.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or a related field.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply; 2+ years of relevant experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Revit is preferred.
• Strong interest in home furnishing, interior design, retail, and current trends.
• Good sense of aesthetics, functionality, and commercial presentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different teams and functions.
• Good planning, organization, and attention to detail.